JOHN RUSSELL GIBSON, age 71, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Wayne, MI passed away Friday afternoon, June 15, 2012 at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. He was a retired machinist and following retirement he worked in the maintenance department at ?Country Tonight? where he was a true fan of country music. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Helen Nagy Gibson of Dandridge; daughters:, Julia Gibson Tyler and husband Mark of Pinckney, MI, and Sandra Gibson Truax and husband Shawn of Matthews, NC; six Grandchildren and four surviving sisters. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Cremation service arrangements by FARRAR FUNERAL HOME, DANDRIDGE